Michael received an MSc in Software Engineering & Internet Computing at TU Wien. After eight years of software development in the areas of finite element simulation and machine learning, he is currently working towards his PhD degree at the University of Vienna, focusing on binary analysis and reverse engineering. He is teaching various courses at the University of Vienna and is part of several security related courses at TU Wien. He is also an active member of the CTF Team We_0wn_Y0u.